The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-07-06
The 9aiIg 8nlIetiu,
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1887.
ENGLISH NOTES.

in the weather, and | can vouch for
the accuracy OF this, during the
month that has just past. Accord
ing to the almanac it should have
been springs fairest month, the
harbinger of the sweet summer
time, when nature clad in her gayest
costume with bright sun overhead,
makes or woos the inhabitants of
this tickle cline to forget the cold
and the dismal fogs of the winter
and rejoice in the brightness laid
before them; but as a matter of
fact it might have been the harbin-
ger of winter, so cold and dismal
has it been. A dull leaden sky
overhead and a cold north wind
blowing, from the time of my land
ing at Liverpool on the eth May to
the end, the sun has shown itself to
me five times. II any Of my island
friends see this, l advise them not
to come here to look for the sun, he
is very difficult to find.
The grain crops are looking well
as rule, but rather backward,
There is much grumbling amongst
the farmers at the lowness of the
price of grain. They say they are
losing money every year, but they
still grow the same crops, keeping
in generally the same grooves they
have been following for years. One
would think if grain growing was a
losing game that something else
would be adopted in its place, say,
cattle and sheep raising, ETC.,
for though the prices for these are
low there is still a profit to be made,
and a fair one. This is admitted,
but English farmers, as a rule, are
backward, and are slow to see facts.
Ground rents have decreased very
much. Land that used to fetch
from f1 to fl los is now letting at
los, and this is not as low as it
possibly may come.
1t is not necessary to always go
to Ireland to find cases of landlord
tyranny. The following was related
to me, by the sufferer himself, Mr..
Ms man of 81 years of age, and
who has held his farm during the
long period Of thirty-seven years,
and previous to his taking it, was in
the employ of his landlord for thirty
years; ga, few weeks ago'and after
Iihad paid my half yearly rent,
was greatly surprised to find my
cattle turned out of my best field
into the highway, and the field
taken possession of. On my wife
paying visit to the landlord to en-
quire into and protest against these
harsh proceedings she was told the
land was let to another man. No
warning has been given me of this.
| had not been discharged from
possession, and / had not where
to put my cattle, that were turned
out, and had in consequence to sell
them to my landlord at o loss, on
what | should have ultimately got
for them. ] had good case to take
into a court. Yes, but / am an old
man, my life is almost at an end,
my health is too bad to allow me to
attend court" The old man cried
as he told me this tale, which was
confirmed by his wife, an active old
lady of seventy-siX years, who said
she had had several interviews with
their landlord regarding the matter,
but all to no purpose. This case
happened in this neighborhood, and
the gentlemen who was guilty of
this harsh treatment of an old SER
want and tenant, is a rank tory and
a county magistrate.
English landlords as a rule have
lowered their crests considerably Of
late years, but only because they
are obliged, if they give way on the
game question and lower their rents,
the reason is they had no other
alternative than farming it them
selves.
Queen Kapiolani, Princess Liliuo-
kalani, and General Dominis and
party arrived at Liverpool ON June
2nd, and were rendered q very COR
dial reception. NJ. r. f. Synge, G.
B., from the Foreign Office repre-
senting the English Government. A
guard Of honor was formed by 100 |
men of the goth Lancashire Fusi-
liers. Her Majesty with Princess
Liiuokalani and General Dominis
are at present staying at Rackheath
Park, Norwich, the residence of
Captain Steward.
Jubilee preparations are in full
blast. Many useless projects are
booked and much money is going to
be thrown away on useless schemes
and vain show. The best way of
celebrating the day l have yet heard
of is that initiated by Mr.. Lawson,
the proprietor of the London d. iiy
Telegraph, of getting up monster
entertainment for the school chill
dren of London; heading the list
himself with 1000. Money has
flowed in very rapidly and, it bids
fair to be great success. The en-
is, I believe, to be held
In Hyde Park. under tents, and a
lady of high SOCIAL standing to have
charge of each tent.
The Lord Chamberlain is finding
It difficult matter to apportion the
rooms in Westminster for the 21st
instant. There are such large num-